Ferdinand Anton Danneskiold-Laurvig
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King Frederick III (his grandfather)
Ferdinand Anton Danneskiold-Laurvig | |
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 Ferdinand Anton Danneskiold-Laurvig | |
| Born | 1 July 1688 |
| Died | 18 September 1754 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Estate owner |
| Relatives | Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve (his father) King Frederick III (his grandfather) |
| Awards | Order of the Elephant |
Ferdinand Anton Danneskiold-Laurvig (or Laurwigen; 1 July 1688 – 18 September 1754), count of Larvik, Gehejmekonferensråd (Privy Councillor) and director of the Danish West India Company from 1723.
The son of Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve and Augusta af Aldenburg, Ferdinand Anton was born on 1 July 1688 at the Gyldenløve Mansion on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. From an early age he was appointed as Chamberlain. In 1714 he became avener.[1]
Property
When his father died in 1704 he inherited several large estates, including the County of Laurvig in Norway and Herzhorn in Schleswig-Holstein. He also received Gyldenløve's Little Mansion on Bredgade in Copenhagen. In the early 1720s he altered the house with the assistance of the architect Johan Cornelius Krieger.[2]